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A ‘Gossip Girl’ Cross-Continent Custody Catastrophe Case
Posted on 8 May 2015 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

Kelly Rutherford, an American actress known for her role in the television show “Gossip Girl,” has been involved in a custody dispute regarding her two minor children. Ms. Rutherford’s former husband, Daniel Giersch, was previously given... Read More

Legal Foundation: Supreme Court Must Reverse Appeals Court Equal Protection Ruling
Posted on 8 Jul 2013 by William Perry Pendley

DENVER ­­- A western nonprofit, public-interest legal foundation on July 1 urged the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit invalidating a voter-approved ballot initiative barring... Read More

Florida Supreme Court Upholds $2.5 Million Verdict In Engle Tobacco Case
Posted on 14 Mar 2013 by Michael Lefkowitz

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (Mealey's) Florida's Supreme Court on March 14 affirmed, with one dissent, a trial court's application of its landmark decision in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc. (945 So. 2d 1246 [Fla. 2006]) [ enhanced version available... Read More

Texas Psychologist's Lawsuit Survives Motion To Dismiss
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - A Texas psychologist, who is also an attorney and is recognized nationally for her expertise and experience, on June 26 survived a motion to dismiss her lawsuit alleging that the State of Texas bars her unconstitutionally... Read More

High Court Agrees to Hear Appeal Of Ruling On Government Workers' Age Discrimination Claims
Posted on 18 Mar 2013 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on March 18 agreed to hear the appeal of a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that state and local government employees may bring age discrimination claims directly under the Equal Protection... Read More

Gay Marriage Goes Before Nation's Largest Appeals Court
Posted on 6 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SAN FRANCISCO - (AP) The judge who overturned California's gay marriage ban was unrelenting in his repudiation of the measure, saying such laws are mean-spirited and unconstitutional to the core. It was a harsh yet carefully worded ruling that some... Read More